South Australia (diatonic)
by Traditional Sea Shanty · posted by c4bbage
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
I copied these tabs from this pdf that a guy on youtube posted here's his account
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9PfqX5q6kg He's called Nick Jackman, credits to him :)
He plays it quite slowly, I prefer the audio on spotify, South Australia by The Seadogs because it goes really fast and it freaking slaps
6 5 6 6 6 -6 6 6
In South Aus-tra-lia I was born,
-6 6 6 -6 6 6
heave a-way, haul a-way
-5 5 6 6 5 -4 4 4 -4 5 6 6
in South Aus-tra-lia, round Cape Horn, we're bound for South
5 -4 4
Aus-tra-lia
7 7 7 6 -6 6 6 -6 6 6 -6 6 6
Haul a-way you roll-ing kings, heave a-way haul a-way
7 7 7 6 -6 6 -5 5 6 6
haul a-way now hear me sing, we're bound for
6 5 -4 4
South Aus-tra-lia